Assignment of Teaching Positions

• Teaching assignments may be granted to cover teaching needs not met by full-time faculty.
• Teaching assignments may not be granted for courses taught by adjunct professors, honorary professors, or private lecturers for the purpose of obtaining the right to use such titles. 
• Requirements: Teaching assignments should generally be awarded only to individuals who hold an academic degree and are appropriately qualified in relation to the requirements of the respective course. 
• Legal Relationship: Lecturers are subject to a unique legal relationship under public law. The appointment does not establish an employment relationship. There is no accident insurance coverage. 

The workflow supports the following actions directly within the system:

• Renewal: For individuals who are being assigned a teaching position again or after a break. 
• Initial Appointment: For individuals being appointed to a teaching position for the first time. Combinations of multiple courses can be included in a single application. 

To ensure timely processing, please note the following:

• Lead time: Applications must be submitted by the organizational unit by June 30 (for a teaching assignment in the winter semester) or by December 31 (for a teaching assignment in the summer semester).
• Duration: A teaching assignment is granted for one semester.
• Scope: A teaching assignment should generally not exceed 8 semester hours per week (SWS). One or more teaching assignments combined may not exceed 10 SWS. Employees of the University of Siegen may be granted a teaching assignment of the following scope, provided that their full-time position and the activities performed as part of the teaching assignment are not directly related: Part-time / full-time employees (up to a 100% position): max. 2 SWS Part-time employees (up to a 75% position): max. 4 SWS
• Compensation: see the Guidelines for Teaching Assignments 

Depending on the program, the following documents must be uploaded with the application:

• Declaration of Employment Status

  erklaerung_selbststaendigkeit_lehrauftrag_bis_ende_2027.pdf

• Declaration of Secondary Employment (Confirmation from the employing authority if the teaching position is held as secondary employment)

  erklaerung_nebentaetigkeit.pdf

• Personnel Form (for initial issuance)

  personalbogen_lehrbeauftragte.docx

Communication: Inquiries or rejections are handled directly via the comment field in the app.

Approval: The approval is generated by the Human Resources Department and attached to the application.

Application cannot be submitted: The error preventing the application from being submitted is always highlighted in a red border. An error message is also displayed and explained in the lower-left corner.

Contact for technical questions: Email the lehrauftraege@zv.uni-siegen.de mailbox or the direct contact person (see HR Service Portal)

These matters are handled directly between the lecturer, the organizational unit, and the Human Resources Department:

• Changes to personal information (address, bank account details)
• Cancellation of a teaching assignment: For this, we require an informal letter stating a valid reason for canceling the teaching assignment, which can be uploaded to the “Cancellation” folder in SharePoint or emailed to the contact person.
• Change in Funding

Submit via SharePoint in the “Settlements” folder:

SharePoint link:https://auth.uni-siegen.de/logon/LogonPoint/tmindex.html

Instructors are required to notify the University of Siegen, upon completion of the teaching assignment—but no later than the end of the semester—using the designated form, of the actual number of weekly semester hours taught during the past semester. This form must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by April 1 (for a winter semester) or by October 1 (for a summer semester) at the latest. 

In addition to the teaching assignment remuneration, necessary additional expenses incurred may be reimbursed upon request in accordance with the State Travel Expenses Act, subject to available budgetary funds. This applies only if the adjunct instructors do not have their place of work or residence at the university location.

As a rule, remuneration is paid at the end of a semester. Upon request, stating a valid reason, an advance payment may be granted.